Results 221-240 of 5,046 for speaker:Paschal Mooney

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: The Senator should not take long.

Seanad: Finance (Local Property Tax) (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill 2015: Second Stage (8 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I thank the Senator for that short sentence.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I am sorry that amendment No. 1 has been ruled out of order. It sought to exempt people who reach the age of 65 after next January and who qualify for jobseeker's allowance or benefit from the requirement to be available for and genuinely to seek full-time employment. The existence of the State pension is historical. Until the early 1970s, the qualifying age for the contributory State...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I will let the expert speak.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: It is always a pleasure to listen to Senator Moloney due to her vast expertise in the area of social welfare. I mean that sincerely. She is absolutely awe inspiring.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I would not like her to be in the Minister of State's position because she seems to have garnered the market in that regard. There seems to be an imbalance in the Government's thinking on pensions in general. I put forward the following view to the Minister of State. On the one hand, the Government has talked about extending the age of eligibility for the contributory and non-contributory...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I welcome the change. On Second Stage I remarked that this side of the House applauds the Government for having restored the payment in its entirety. It should never have been reduced in the first instance. This move has been met with universal welcome. I am also keen to put on record - I should have done so on Second Stage - my appreciation for the great work Senator Moloney was doing...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: For clarification, are we on carer's support, section 6?

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: We have strayed into a number of areas on which I was expecting to make a contribution.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: That is why I am asking the Chair.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: In fairness, we did not.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: With respect, I do not have a disagreement with the Senator but we are talking about section 6, which has to do with carer's support grant, not child care.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I am very settled.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I am aware of my failings in that regard.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 5:In page 15, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:"21.The Minister shall, within 4 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas, reviewing all expenditure reductions or the ceasing of payments in relation to the household benefits package, including the gas allowance, electricity allowance, telephone...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: Will the Minister of State not concede in general terms that Governments should be held accountable for their decisions and actions? That is all these amendments are seeking to do. We are asking the Government to account to the Houses of the Oireachtas, within four months of the passing of this Bill, for the adverse or positive impact on the general population of certain policy and monetary...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 6:In page 15, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“21. The Minister shall, within 4 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay out a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas, reviewing all expenditure reductions or ceasing of payments in relation to the treatment benefits package since 2011, and setting out options for restoring those...

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I move amendment No. 7:In page 15, between lines 24 and 25, to insert the following:“21. The Minister shall, within 4 months of the passing of this Act, prepare and lay out a report before the Houses of the Oireachtas, reviewing the abolition of the bereavement grant, and setting out options for restoring those payments to their previous levels.”.

Seanad: Social Welfare and Pensions Bill 2015: Committee Stage (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: We propose that this section should delete section 4 of the Social Welfare and Pensions Act. It relates to the change in the one parent family payment and reducing eligibility for the payment to when the youngest child is seven. We have debated this at great length, both with the Tánaiste, Deputy Burton, and in the other House. This amendment would reverse that change. Fianna...

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Transport and Communications: Unconventional Gas Exploration and Extraction: Environmental Protection Agency (2 Dec 2015)

Paschal Mooney: I thank Mr. Lynott and Mr. Donlon for coming before the committee. This is not their first time and I do not think it will be their last. I want to acknowledge the outstanding work done by groups opposed to fracking in my part of the country, with particular reference to Dr. Aideen McLoughlin, who has provided valuable assistance to those of us who need to be updated on the technical...